Overview
- The NDA secured 202 of 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly, while the Mahagathbandhan was reduced to 35.
- Within the NDA, the BJP won 89 seats, JD(U) 85, LJP(RV) 19, HAM(S) 5, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha 4.
- The RJD fell to about 25 seats from 75 in 2020, marking a sharp reversal for Tejashwi Yadav’s party.
- In its first public response, the RJD said there is "no sorrow in defeat, no arrogance in victory" and called itself "the party of the poor."
- Congress leaders met to review the debacle and questioned the Election Commission, while the RJD did not endorse ‘vote theft’ allegations; separately, Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya announced she is quitting politics and disowning her family, with brother Tej Pratap publicly backing her.